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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-13
Mark Twin as a pcnsie,,..-

On the goth of Jnnc, Genera! Black
addressed the following letter to sam
uel Clements, Elina, N. Y.,s pension
claimant:
keplylng to your inquiry relative
to yonr pension claim certificate No.
29I 800, it is proper to state that SO
much therein as is based on rheuma-
tism, piles and sore eyes was rejected
on May 20, 1885, onthc ground that
there has been no persionable disahil-
lty therefrom since tune 20. 1884. tbe
date the claim therefor was filed.n
Clements claim was being looked al
TER by Senator Hawley, and Mrs.
ltawley attends TO all her husbands
pension-office business. She sent Glenn
ents the following postal card:
| am informed that your pension is
allowed, and | congratulate YOU.
very truly, JosEpHR HAwLEY.
per H. w. Hawley."
instead OF goingto Samuel Clements,
OF Elma, N. Y, it went to Samuel Glenn
ems, Elmira, N. Y. (',Mark Twain''),
and that gentleman replied as follows:
ELMTRA, n. Y, July 8, 1sS5.-John
e. Black, Esq, Commissioner: DEAR
SIR have not applied for pension.
have often wanted pension--often,
ever so often, may say but inasmach
as the only military service / perform
ed during the war was in the Confed-
crate army, have always felt deli
cacy about asking for it. However,
since you have suggested the thing
yourself feelstrengthened. Ihaven' t
any very pensionabe disease myself.
but ] can furnish substituted man
who is just simply a chaos-a museum
OF all the different kinds OF aches and
pains, fractures, dislocations and NAL
formations there are, man who
would regard rheumatism, piles and
sore eyes" as mere recreation and re-
freshment after the serious occupa-
lions OF his day. If you grant me the
pension, dear sir. please hand ii to
General Hawley, United States semi
ator--I mean, hand him thecertificatc
not the money, and he will forward il
to me. You will observe by his post.
al-card, which ] inclose, that he takes
a friendly interest in the matter. HI
thinks I've already got the pension
whereas I've only got the rheumatism
but don't want that; had that be
fore. | wish it were catching; know 8
man that would load up with il
pretty early. Lord! but we all fee
that way sometimes. I've seen th'
day when-but never mind that--yot
may be busy. Just hand it to Hawley
the certificate, You understand, i
not transferable.
Very truly yours, S, t. CLEMENs
known to the police as Mark Twain.
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IcyeI-TIeGded People.

Youth sNompanion.
The custom q using tseo head Ms n
pack-herse is common among the CHI
oese OF California and th.s negroes OF
the South. On the streets Of san
Francisco the Chinese washerman IS
met. stumping along on his tlicL--otd
shoes, as ii on little stills with hue
basket of clean luuen poised on hls
head.
lie swings his arms calvlc,siy. lbs
fingers almost hidden from ~ight J V
the long square cut sleeves Of his qUe =
loosely Theburden seems
II, cause neither trouble nor fenr.
Across streets, through mudeamoue
carriages, he picks his way as uneon,
cernedly as i walking in q deSerj d
street. Occasionally, L jostled in the
crowd. one hand rises Suddenly 30 t-'
basket. steadies that, and then ne
sumes its easy swing.
Many of the negroes Isl the South
use their heads with even greater free
dom than Chinese. ON thor woody
mates a pail. tub, basket. or bundle
seems to rest as airlly as a swan Ga
the bosom of lake.
Without endangering the head-load.
they have learned to loiter along. the
way to tell Il story, or crack Joke
with a friend. One day in Richmond,
Va, gentleman met one OF these sa-
BILE burden bearers, and said to HIM;
"Look ont, Sam, or you'll let that
basket fall.'
Not dis chile, sab! Nebber lear,
sab, nebber fear" was the grinnins re,
ply. "Yo' don cotch dis chile, lett'n'
FER fall. Dis heads lebel, sab; it's le5-
And he danced double-shutile with
his feet. beating time with hands, while
the basket kept time with the swaying
body. ItsWnnga jauntily on his head
as ii attaebed there by bali-and-sock'
ct joint.
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neechar,. rlr.t Lecture.

Rev. d. J. C. uolbrook, venerable Con.
,regational preacher, now residing in San
francisco, says that he well remembers IN
Producing Henry Ward Beeeher to ~ -. -.
public audience before which lie ever lee.
tured. The Doctor relates that, being then
(nearly sixty years ago) settled in Bra tile
boro, VI, and hearing .hut son OF his old
friend, DR.. Lyman Beecher, had entered
Amherst College, lie sent him nn invitation
to visit him and deliver public lecture on
temperance in Brattleboro.
Henry accepted the invitation and gave
satisfactory address, though no one then
dreamed that he would become famous in
the lecture field. inadvertently the lecture
committee omitted handing him thefee ten
dollars. and he walked back to college
lorty miles-the next day, not having the
means to pay the stage fure. DIR. Holbrook
forwarded the lee to him by letter, and
Bcecher had assured lin that he felt richer
with that money in his pocket than he ever
did afterward when he received large sums
for his lectures. 1t was O problem with
him how to invest so much wealth, but he
finally decided TO expend it in books.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-13

Since Miss Eastlake made her first APP
pearance in this country, in her soft cling
ing garments, swaying in harmony with
every step OF the weaier, producing a most
graceful and picturesque effect, society has
been on the qui vive to discover the secret,
and gain, il possible, 1.-THE at least Of the
swish and sway and rithmc movement
which seemed to make the garment worn
by Helle instinct with life aud motion, and
part and parcel OF her individuality. The
secret has been discovered. and the reign
ing bellies in tip-top circles in New York arc
Waiting i'll Hello dresses, and seem more
captivating than ever before. These pic
turesqIe gowns are made ofsome soft cling
ing material, and worn over divided skirts
j.. e., Il scanned petticoat, which by this
means il divided to the knee line. making
the dress necessarily conform TO the gait
Of the wearer. The secret is said 10 have
been discovered by the costnmer OF Rosina
Vokes and impaired TO a select Few Of his
| customers Louis Spectator.
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Frontier Marks.

The frontier between Germany a'ia
France is more distinctly marked
tbon that OF any Other two countries.
qya frontier line is SO arranged thao
# crosses every road at right angles
On fine German side is large post
twslve ieet high. painted Ikea barber $
pole-red, black and white, with a
cross piece at the top, with With. the ,e.O WORD
N Hack letters on q white gro al,,
creme NET lboundaryl, with en- e1ciama'
ton mark. :. c,st iron
Diagonally opposite Id a e" il
post, twelve feet blsR' Wherein "
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Esieh aFen and Yj.e:r Moncy.

It Is singular low lew rich mon IN this
country devote their money to public oh
iccts. Astor founded library; Stewar
built cathedral; Vanderbilt endowed u
medical college and university; his son is
building n club house for the New York
Central employees; in this city Lick founded
an observatory and Stanford is entlowu.
a university; a few Others, scattered over
the country have lett memorials OF theil
wealth in public buildings. But by far the
greater number Of our rich men content
themselves with leaving q few thousands
by their wills to hospitals or asylums and
bequeath the bulk OF their millions tc
children who would be much better of
withcut them.-[San Francisco Bulletin.
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NhntKit,rA x,ronuet.

Temple Bar: Many " us may remember
that fifteen or twenty years ago croquet
was a pleasant, il not very exciting, pasIime
for a summer afternoon; but when enthusi-
estic players discovered that the way to
win the game was not to make the running
OF your own hoops the first object. but
rather aim at preventing your opponent
froSn running his, by leaving his ball behind
a peg or wire; and when they developed sys-
tematic methods OF carrying out these tao
tics, +9e game was at once changed for all
ordiaary people, into us disagreenble form
oil amusement as ever was devised; and GRO
quet died OF scientiiic-play, and lawn tennis
reigned in its stead.
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The treatment of many thousands of cases
Of those chronic weaknesses ana distressing
ailments peculiar TO females, at the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. n. Y,
has afforded vast experience in nicely
adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
for the cure Of woInan's peculiar inaladies.
Dr. Pierce's EavOrite Prescription
is the outgrowth. or result, of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands of
testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested it in the
more aggravated and obstinate cases which
had baffied their skill. prove it to DO the
most wonderful remedy ever devised for
the relief and cure of suffering women. Tt
is not recommended as a " cure-all." but
as a most perfect Specific for womau's
peculiar ailments.
lS q powerful, invigOrating teiiics
it imparts strength to the whole system,
and TO the uterus, or womb and its ar,-
pendages, in particular. For overworked,
''worn-out," rundown" debilitated teach
ers, miliners. dressmakess, seanssrcsses,
I" shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing moth
ers, and feeble women generally, Dir.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the great
est earthly boon, being unequaiied as an
apDetizing cordial and restorative tonic. 1t
promotes digestion and assimilation of food,
Address. WORLDS DzSE
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I'm pregnancy, :. Favorite Prescription
ID a mothers cordial" relieving nausea,
weakness of stomach and other distressing
symptoms common to that condition. II
its use is kept up in the latter months OF
CESSATION, it SO prepares the system for de-
livery as to greatly lessen, and many ffmeA
almost entirely do away with the sufferings
of that trying ordeal
"Fayorite Prescription. when taken
in connection with the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxa-
tive doses of DIR. Pierce's P1rgatiye Pellets
little Liver Pills., cures Liver, Kidney and
Bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and abcIisbes cam
cerous and scrofulous humors from the
system.
@Favorite Prescription" Is. the only
medicine for women sold, by druggists,
under a positive guarantee, from the
manufacturers, that it will give satisfac-
ton in every case, or money will be re-
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottie-wrapper, and faithfully car
ried out for many years. Large bottles
dO0 doses) Sl.O0, or six bottles for
$500.
tB- Send ten cents in stamps for pr,
| Pierces large, illustrated Treatise (l50
! pages) on Diseases of Women.
- cno ExTrEE&Tn NJ n
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n ,,;s % gray, on nh iron cross.
piece, the word lron,jerp. 20
ouen posts are only placed on ronas
anu ~. railways. The line is Indicated
across country" by stone blocks
projecting about n loot above liz
ground at intervals Of fifty Yards
on the French side OF the block Is emf
%'tn chisel the letter .E',; on the
German side is the letter .Dp-for
Deutschland"
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cures nausea. weakness of stomach, indi-
gestion, boating and cructations Of gas.
As soothing ard strengthening
nervine," Favorite Prescription Is uu-
equaIied and is Invaluable in allaying and
slibduinr nervous excitability, irritability.
exhaustion. prostration. hysferia, spasns
and other distressing, nervous symptoms
commonly attendant upon functional and
organic disease Of the Womb. 1t lndnces
refreshing sleep and relieves mental anx-
iety and dependency
Or. Pserce,s FavOrite Prcscripti OH
is n legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skilliul
Organization. 1t Is purely vegetable in its
composition and perfectly harmless in its
effects in any condition Of the. system.
@Favorite Prescription" is a posi-
tive cure for the most complicated and
obstinate cases of leucorrhea, or whites"
excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain
full nenstruation, unnatural suppressions.
prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak
back, :. female weakness" anteyeiSion, re-
troversion, bearing-down sensations, chron-
| ic congestion, Inflammation and liberation
of the womb, inflammation. pain and ten
| derness in ovaries- accompanied with " IN
ternai heat"
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Several evenings ago Major Stolah went
mp on Sixteenth street to see young lady
to whom he has been very attentive. she
was not visible at first, and her 2 year-old
brother entertained the major. Aztec vari-
Gus questions the kid cenarked
'You amt contagious are your"
"Why, JoEny, what do you wean by
that?' asked the major with sn innocent
laugh Of surprise.
oh nothin', Iguess; only Ihoard mother
say you wasn't, 'cause sister had been try
ing to catch you all winter, assashc couldn'i
do it. Washington Critic.
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Henry Ray, OF Giliner, Tex, has discov.
ercd the secret al the quails being able to
hide SO we'll. He was walking n field,
when covey OF birds was flushed. One
alighted near him. and The moment it did
so seized dead oak leaf, croucheG to the
ground, and threw the leaf over it's back,
50 that it was completely hidden from
view. MIR. Ray said that he had to go and
turn over the leaf before he could believe
he evidence OF his own eyes.
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AtuCKY MERCHANT.


,artIon- Of u sI5O,e00 Lor.or,
f"' prize 'vsn Here.
y,,peisco { all Call April
~ !, one OF the tables in a commercial
"a AZ, room on Pine street, group Of
ISness men were gathered yesterday
over over their midday repast.
os Heard about the luck of one OF the
n.anenbaum brothers?" asked bald.
lpDo1ed old chap who has made q for.
n '"e in the hardware business.
'u nNo . said the other in breath.
nWon SIS, 1000 in the last drawing
.,tbe louisiana State LOTTERY"
.Vou don't say sol" exclaimed a red:
,aod gentleman who has built a man.
' ";on on Van Ness avenue with his prof
~ on paints and oils. (Which one
We" '.1he one with black whiskers," an.
suered the hardware capitalist.
THAT'S Joe" observed several OF
.ho company, and then they deter.
mined Iy to try their own luck thenext
drawing.
rbolesale dry goods dealers, is easily
discovered on Sansome street between
p pnsI and Suffer. A Call reporter
i p the fortunate Joseph in his Of
, Sce at the back part oi the store fiji.
mo ont blank bank checks. He made
No ne concealment of the fact that the
March drawing at New Orleans had
made him $4,000 richer. About a
week WEI, before it occurred he bought two
tickets from a persuasive peddler Of
the coupons who entered his place.
One of them happened to be numbered
Ge ISL and this number drew the first
capital prize of $15o,0OO. Joseph
Dannenbaum thereupon sent or his
certificate for one-tenth of that
amount and received his money
through the London, Paris and Amer
;can bank OF this city. His firm is
we'll known here and in San Diego and
Vallejo, where the brothers have
stores.
Another local holder OF a one-tenti
coupon with the same number re
reiyed his prize of $4,000 through
Wells, Fargo & Coz bank OF this city
but he is ayerse to having his nam,
disclosed and it has not TRANSFERRED.
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proved; there are times in the lives Of men
when more money can be made rapidly and
easily, than otherwise ran be earned by
years of labor. Write Hailett & Co.. Port
land, Maine, who will send you, free, full
particulars about work that you can do.
and live at home, where yer you are located.
at profit of at least from So to $50 daily.
Some have made over $50 in a single day.
All is new. You are started Tree. Capital
not required. Either sex; all ages.
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Aaron must have been q sufferer from
catarrh. The desperation which catarrh
produces is often sufficient to make people
say and do many rash things and many
continue suffering just as ii no such cure as
Dr. Sage's Catarrh remedy existed. 1t
cures every case from the simplest to the
most complicated, and all tho conse
quences OF catarrh. person
once cured by DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy will not he apt to take cold again
rs it leaves the mucous membranes healthy
and strong, BY druggists.
Mgr Cape is travelling and featuring in
snuthnrn Enlifnrnia
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81 non,tsSnow What ALE nre.o

says many a sufferer. II have the blues
irightiuily; | am troubled with headache
and dizziness; / have lost my appetite;
there is II bad taste in my mouth con.
stantly. What lis the matter with me?'
We will tell you; you are bilious" Get q
bottle of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coyery," use it faithfully, and you will soon
be 4 new man again. All druggist have it,
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bottle Of Red Star Cough Cure made q
thorough and permanent cure OF Il cold SO
severe that l could not talk says Mr.J. p,
Roach, assstsnt'superintenden New York
Central Sleeping Gar Company
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Detroit, Mich, Is noted for its healthy.
handsome ladies, which the lcadin,
physicians and druggists there attribute to
the general use and popularity Of DIR. Har-
ter's Iron Tonic.
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Do not despair OF curing your sick head
ache, when you can SO easily obtain Car
ters Little Liver Pills, They will effect
prompt and permanent cure. Their action
is mild and natural.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-13

Hon. VI. y. Foran, az 0Eio, member oi
House OF Representatives,. writes that St.
Jacobs Oil rel eyed hi,n OF acute bodily
mains.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-13

When Baby visa sick, we sayeher Csstoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gavo them Castoria
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CONSUMPTION, Md WASTING IN CHILDREN,
scorT's EMULSION OF Pure Cod Liver on
with Hypophosphites, is most valuable
food and medicine. 1t creates an appetite
for food, strengthens the nervous system,
tried Scotts Emulsion on young man
whom Physicians at times gave up hope
Since lie began using the Emulsion his
cough has ceased, gained flesh and strength
and from all appearances his life will be
prolonged many years. "-JoKN SULLIVAN.
Hospital Steward, Morganxa, Pa.
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The Omaha Typo foundry can furnish
new newspaper outfits on snort notice.
Prices same as in Chicago and freight
already paid to Omaha.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-13

The Omaha Type foundry can furnish
new newspaper outfits on short notice.
Prices same as in Chicago aud freight
already paid to Omaha.
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The king Of Holland has remarkable
historical collection OF harness.
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The statue of Hayden in Vienna will be
unveiled May 81.
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Use the the surest remedy for catarTh-
Dr.. Sage's.
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The London Telegraph calls DR.. Holmes
an evergreen veteran"
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Farmer Keith OF Texas has a beard five
and half feet long and Fl inches wide.
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ssEasiiy Irritated or vexed,

Miss Frances L. Willard has had new
town named after her in Texas.
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Capt. Eads leaves an estate worth fully
100000.
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Give me liberty or give me death.-Pat
rick Henry.
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patient probably OF the delay
like Dr. Pierces Prescription directed the
distressing symptoms and nsitung comfort instead OF proonge
10 PHYSICIANS fIxs ss,gIsi
L tAjE IN L Having exhausted the skill of three ply
taihIus completely discouraged and so
weak could with difficulty cross tho room
taking Perces FAvore Prescription and
using the local treatment recommended in his Common Sense
Medical Adviser. In three
months ereetg cared and have had no trouble Since
health had been restored and Offering send the f1
Tope for l have received over four hundred iettes
and have earnestly advised them 70 do likewise From great
stating that
had Favorte Prescriptions had sent the
local treatment fully and plainly laid down theren and were
much bpffa alr
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The paths Of glory lead but to the grave.
GRAY.
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Mother-in-law (grinly)-She ought to
know by this time. Boston Gazette.
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Ii cough disturbs yotr sleep, take Pisos Cure fcs
Consumption and rest Won.
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"Said Aaron to Moses

Emperor William received thousands oil
dollars worth OF presents on his birthday.
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Use CARTER's LITTLE NERVE PILL. %
cents
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TREATlMG THE WRONG DISEASE.

prosation another with there and In
distinct
SUCH when, in reality they all only symptoms caused BY
until bills made. The suffering
treatment consequent complications medicine
entirely removed the disease thereby dpeling ali those
misery
1 i-.....- A Marvellous Cure Mrs. G. F. SpRA0uE.
rIFkI IIS of Mfch writes II troubled
/ female weakness, leucorrhea and falling Of the
neTnpQ womb for years. had to keep bed
D00IUn0. for good part Of the time doctored with an
army of different ply scians and spent large
Of but received no lasting benefit AZ last my husband
because was prejdced against them and the docor said
he would get some Of Your meicins would Try them
Fayorte Prescription also SIX bottles Of the Discovery for
Fayorte Prescription, and have
years hen gave the Daan OF the 20 sister VINO
troubled in the and she cured herself short
time have had any medicine for almost
four years..
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Made specially for Women.

Yet good Tor ali, CARTsR's IRoS PILLS.
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WORLDS DzsEENsAIE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No.
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The 'Favorlte Prescription
poor suffering women.v